An Analytical Study of the Effect of the Link between Ilkhanates and the Mongol Central Court on the Issue of Succession

Ilkhanate government was formed in Iran after the decision of the central court of Mongol and dispatch of Hulagu to the West in a historical process and subject to the evolutions of the central court and military and political actions of Hulagu Khan. Although, Hulagu’s expedition to west was aimed to establish the rule of Mongols in the conquered lands and conquering new areas, no objective such as forming the Ilkhanate kingdom in Iran had not been set as the goal of his mission, but the changes in Mongol empire after the death of Mango Qa’an and competitive rivalry to sit on the Khanate throne which finally belonged to Qa’an Khubilai, lead to relations based on mutual interests between the two brothers from Toloi family; that is, Khubilai and Hulagu.On the one hand, Khubilai got the support of Hulagu against his competitors, and thus he was directed by Hulagu Khan, as one of the most powerful barbaric families toward the idea of changing the conquered regions of Iran to their ancient form of khanates and Khubilai’s confirmation led to the formation of a successive rule in the territory. However, due to internal developments in Mongol empire and its geographical structure these matters were not that much noticeable in local and regional equations, but due to some political and social characteristics and the nature of the Ilkanate government, the confirmation of central court had importance until the rise of Muslim Mongol ruler in establishing the legitimacy of the Ilkhanate rulers and his successors challenges. Hence, the present study adopts such an approach using quantitative and qualitative methods and based on library documents examines the role and effect of Ilkhanate and the central court on the issue of succession